Zelensky condemns ‘inhumane’ Christmas Day attack
Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Zelensky condemns ‘inhumane’ Christmas Day attack
Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Pope calls for world to silence arms and overcome divisions in Christmas address – WCYB
- Pope calls for world to silence arms and overcome divisions in Christmas address WCYB
- Pope Francis 'throws open' Holy Door to inaugurate 2025 Jubilee Vatican News
- Pope Francis addresses Ukraine, Middle East in Christmas Day message: 'May the sound of weapons be silenced' Fox News
- Vatican ambassador called by Israeli Foreign Ministry over Pope's comments on Israel The Jerusalem Post
- Pope's sombre message in Christmas under shadow of war Yahoo! Voices
Biden, Trump send different Christmas messages in US
Trump shares social media post attacking 'radical left lunatics' and says Canada could become 51st US state.
Pope calls for world to silence arms and overcome divisions in Christmas address – KOMO News
- Pope calls for world to silence arms and overcome divisions in Christmas address KOMO News
- Pope opens special 'Holy Door' for Catholic Jubilee at Rome prison Reuters
- Pope Francis Calls for Peace in Ukraine and Gaza on Christmas The New York Times
- Israel lashes out at Vatican after Pope Francis condemns killing of children Middle East Eye
- At Christmas, Pope calls for ‘silence of arms’, says Gaza situation ‘grave’ Al Jazeera English
Russia criticises Canberra’s ‘hostile stance’ as it looks into reports Australian fighter captured in Ukraine
Family and friends hold grave fears for man identified as Oscar Jenkins who was reportedly captured by Russian soldiers in Donbas region
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Moscow is looking into reports that the Russian army may have captured an Australian citizen fighting with Ukrainian forces, while a foreign affairs official noted Canberra’s “hostile stance towards Russia” at a briefing.
Family and friends hold grave fears for Australian man Oscar Jenkins who was reportedly captured by Russian soldiers while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the Donbas region.
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Continue reading...Bird flu kills 20 big cats at US animal sanctuary
The animals - including a Bengal tiger, cougars and bobcats - have died of the virus over the past several weeks.
Bird flu kills 20 big cats at US animal sanctuary
The animals - including a Bengal tiger, cougars and bobcats - have died of the virus over the past several weeks.
Baby girl freezes to death in Gaza while Israel and Hamas argue over ceasefire
Three-week-old Sila is the third baby to die from the cold in Gaza’s tent camps in recent days, according to doctors
A baby girl froze to death overnight in Gaza, while Israel and Hamas accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts that could wind down the 14-month war.
The three-week old baby was the third to die from the cold in Gaza’s tent camps in recent days, doctors said.
The deaths underscore the squalid conditions there, with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians crammed into often ramshackle tents after fleeing Israeli offensives.
Israel’s bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza’s health ministry, which does not distinguish between fighters and civilians in its count.
The offensive has caused widespread destruction and displaced about 90% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people, often multiple times.
King Charles delivers Christmas speech, thanks ‘selfless doctors and nurses’ amid cancer treatment – AOL
- King Charles delivers Christmas speech, thanks ‘selfless doctors and nurses’ amid cancer treatment AOL
- King Charles Addresses U.K. Riots and His Cancer in Christmas Speech The New York Times
- King Charles thanks medics for his and Kate's cancer care as royal family celebrates Christmas CBS News
- King Charles offers ‘heartfelt thanks’ for cancer support in Christmas message The Guardian
- King Charles III delivers Christmas address, ending year of cancer scares The Washington Post
More than 1,500 escape Mozambique prison amid election protests
The prisoners took advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed poll results, police say.
More than 1,500 escape Mozambique prison amid election protests
The prisoners took advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed poll results, police say.
Jailbreak amid Mozambique protests sees 1,500 prisoners escape, 33 killed
Suspected riot erupts inside prison in Maputo, with some officials denying incident is linked to post-election unrest.
Protests in Syria after ‘old’ video shows attack on Alawite shrine
Thousands hit the streets as police impose curfews in four cities as a preventive measure.
Dozens killed in Mozambique prison riot on Christmas Day
Unrest at maximum security prison in the capital, Maputo, reportedly left 33 people dead and 15 injured
Dozens of people were killed in a prison riot in Mozambique on Christmas Day, authorities have said.
The riot, reportedly at the maximum security prison in the capital Maputo, left 33 people dead and 15 injured, according to police general commander Bernardino Rafael.
Continue reading...Officials report 29 survivors and 38 killed as plane crashes in Kazakhstan
Aircraft carrying 62 passengers and five crew was en route from Baku to Grozny in Chechnya
Twenty-nine people have survived after a passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines burst into flames as it crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after veering hundreds of miles off its planned route.
The flight was carrying 62 passengers and five crew members with 38 killed in the crash, according to Kazakhstan’s deputy prime minister, Kanat Bozumbayev.
Continue reading...Why have protests continued for weeks in Mozambique?
Hundreds shot, thousands arrested in crackdown since disputed presidential election in October.
Tiger among 20 cats to die of bird flu at sanctuary in Washington state
Bengal tiger, cougars, a lynx and bobcats dead as disease spreads rapidly among US poultry flocks and dairy herds
Twenty exotic cats, including a Bengal tiger, four cougars, a lynx and four bobcats, have died after contracting bird flu at an animal sanctuary in Shelton, Washington.
The feline deaths come as bird flu, a highly pathogenic avian influenza, has spread rapidly through poultry flocks and dairy herds in the US, infected and killed domestic cats, and caused a severe illness in a person in Louisiana.
Continue reading...Three Palestinian babies freeze to death in Gaza as winter sets in – Yahoo! Voices
Calls for global peace during Christmas celebrations
Christians worldwide observe Christmas, but celebrations are subdued in Bethlehem during Israel's genocide in Gaza.